Plate-glass holder



March 19, 1929. c, BEEAKLEY' 1,706,345

PLATE GLASS HOLDER File y 26. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J 1 INVENTOR WITNESSES 1 67 g Bleakl n BY J w; 41%;;

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Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

warren STATES PATENT ounce.

CHARLES BLEAKLE'Y, ornnw YORK, 1v. Y.

PLATE-GLASS HOLDER.

Application filed May-26 This invention relates to neans adapted to be used for the purpose of holding or retaining panels or plates of glass in place on the top of and along the marginal edges of a service or display counter of the kind used in place on the top of and along the marginal edge or edges of a counter of the character mentioned, at a minimum of cost.

A further'object of the invention is the provision of a set 01 holders which are so constructed that they may be readily attached to an upstanding marginal rim, flange, strip or the like on the top of a counter, to receive marginal edges of plates of glass, which are dropped orv slid into. place to be retained by the holders, assembled as may be desired, all around the marginal edgeof the counter, or at'the front, or at the sides, or atboth front and sides, or at the corner or corners only.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will appear when the following specification is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which I v V Figure 1 is a plan view of a counter equipped with an assemblage of panels or plates of glass held in place by holderscon- -structedin accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view,-the' I section being taken ontlie line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a corner holders.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofan interme-' diate holder. I a i Fig. 5 is a top plan view showing an in ternal angle corner arrangement.

Figure 6v is a perspective view of a left hand end holder, and 5 1 Figure 7 is a perspective View of right hand end holder. I Refer-ring now more particularly'to the drawing, it will be apparent, that'in Fig. 1 there is shown acounter 10 of thetype-used in stores on the .top' of which articles'of inerchandise are-placed on display. The counter 10 is constructed o'fwood, and includes a top 11 and a framework 12' on which the top 11.

is arranged.- In accordance "with the invention, pieces of wood ln'the form'of-molding perspective view of one of the 192s. Serial N'o. 230,771.

orheaded strips 13 are secured to the frame work 12 so as to be disposedcontig-uous the marginal edges of the top ll projecting a suitable distance upwardly with respect to the upper surface of said top 11. In the present instance the strips 13 respectively are arranged contiguous the front and side edges of the'top 11. For satisfactory results, the strips 13 :may project about two inches above the upper surface of the top 11. It will'now beunderstood that there is provided along the marginal edges of the top ll an upstandlng rim or flange. 1

In accordance wit-hanother feature of the invention, use is made of a suitable number or set of holders among which are corner holders 141, intermediate holders l5, and left and right hand end holders 16. One of the corner holders 14 is shown most clearly in Fig. 30f the drawing, and consists of an upper panel margin receiving section or portion 17, and a lowerattaching-section, portion or end 18. The section or portion 17 is substantially L-shapcd in general cross sec tion, and hasrccciv-in-g channels 19 disposed at a right angle with respect to each other, or in other words, perpendicular to each other. Each channel 19 opens throughthe upper and-lower ends of the section or portion 17. In the presentinstance' the section or portion 17 isof hollow construction in that the channels 19 are connected by blocks 20 which form stops. The section or portion 17 out, if desired. Each channel 19 presents an portion orend 18-is L-shaped'in cross section and formed coincidental with the inner flanges 21. The said portion or end 18 is providedwith one or more holes, a single hole 23 being provided in the present instance for the accommodation of a suitable fastening element suchas a screw- The portion or end 18 is adaptedto be positioned in the entrance angle between thestrips 13 at one corner of the top 11 of the counter, and is secured by one or more fastening elements, oneof which is indicated in dotted lines in Fig.2, indicatedat 24:, to the adjacent strip or strips. 18. Thus the holder 14 will be vertically disposed, with the channels '19 disposed in'the plane of the related strips 13. The lower edges of the outer fianges 22 will be in contact with the upper surfaceof the related strips 13.: 'Each intermediate holder 15 consists of an nay be made of solid construction through The lower portion or end upper panel marginal receiving section or portion 25 and a lower attaching portion or end :26. The upper section or portion 25 may be l-l-shaped in cross section throughout, or may be of hollow construction as shown in the present instance. The section or portion 25 has receiving channels 27 respectively at op-i posit e sides. Each channel 2"? presents inner flanges 28, and outer :llanges 29. Blocks 3O coi'znect the flanges 28 and 25) and constitute stops, it being understood that an equivalent construction may be obtained by having the section or portion 25 l i-shaped throughout. 26 is formed coincidental with the inner flanges 28, and is pro vided with holes 31 for the accon'nnodation of suitable fastening elements such as screws. The portion or end 26 is brought against the inside ice of one'of the strips 13,'the front strip, in the present instance, and is secured thereto by the screws. Thus the holder 15 is secured in place vertically disposed with the channels 27 in the plane of the related strip 13 over the upper surface thereof with the lower edge of the outer l'langes 29 in. contact with said upper surface.

Each end holder 16 consists of an upper,

panel margin receiving section or portion 32 and a. lower attaching portion or end 33. The upper section or portion 321s of U-shapc in cross section throughout which presents a channel 34 consisting of an inner flange 35, an outer-flange 36, and a connecting web 37' which constitutes a stop. The portion or end 33 is formed coincidental, with the inner,

flange 35 and is provided with holes 38 which accommodate screws. The holder 16 shown in Fig. 5 is of left hand construction, and it is to be understood that end holders of right hand construction will also be provided. The lower portion orend 38 of the end holder 16 will be positioned against the inner faceof the related strip 13, and will be secured there to by screws respectively received by the holes 38. Thus the holder 15 will be vertically disposed with the channel 34 in the plane ofthe related strip '13 above the upper surface thereof with the lower edge of the outer flange 36 in contact with the upper surface of therelated strip 13.

W hen it is desired to use my invention in connection with c an internal angle of the marginal molding in case of L-shaped counters, the end holders, right and left, will be employed, and they are juxtaposed to form a continuation of the panels the l -shaped counters, and to accomplish this result, they occupy the position a] shown in Figure 5, in other words, the panels will therefore be continuous along the molding of the entire outside and inside of the counter.

, 1n the present instance, by way of example,

' there are shown two corner holders 14trespec+ tively at two of the corners of the top 11 of the counter, one intermediate holder 15 at the on the inside of front, and left and right hand holders 16 re-- spectively at the opposite sides of the top 11 of the, counter. The holders 14-, 15 and 16 are spaced with respect to each other, and so positioned that panels or plates of glass 39 may be assembled in angular relationship, the opposite side edges of the panels or plates of glass 39 respectively. being received by the channels presented by the holders. Each of the plates oi": glass 39 at the front has the opposite side edges thereof received in channels 19 and 27 respectively of the corner holder 14 and intermediate holder 15. Each of the endplates of glass 39 has the oppositeside edges respectively" disposed in the channels 19 andBal i:'es iectively of the related holders l4. and 16, glass 39 are in contact with the horizontal upper even surface presented by the strips 13. Theiplates ofglass 39 used, will be of uniform length, preferably 2% inches, and

may be of any preferred height, it being understood, that the upper margin receivingsections of the holders may be of such dimen sions as tocorrespondto the height of the plates of 39. The holders are made of metal, preferably aluminium.

is to be understood that panels or plates as may be assembled to extend all around ill the marginal edge of a counter top, or at the upstanding molding therearound, aplurality The lower edges ofthe plates of of integral straight panel holders attached interiorly of said molding, each of saidhold ers comprising a body portion resting on the upper edge of said molding, and a shank portion lying fiat against and secured to said molding, the said body portions having grooves therein, and a plurality of readily detachable vertically extending panels mounted in. said grooves, and resting on top of said molding. V i

2. An open top counter having a marginal upstanding molding therearound, a plurality of integral straight panel holders attached interiorly of said molding, each of i said holdcrs comprising, a body portion resting on the upper edge of said molding and a shank portion lying flat against and secured to said molding, at least one of said holders having a lower shank portion, and air-upper body portion provided with oppositely openinggrooves lying in the same plane, and a ,plu-' rality of readily detachable vertically extend-1.

ing panels mounted in said grooves and rests ingon top of said molding.

3. An open top counter having a marginal upstanding molding there-around, a plurality of integral straight panel holders attached interiorly of said molding, each of said holders comprising a body portion resting on the upper edge of said molding, and a shank porting lying flat against and secured tosaid molding, at least one of said holders having a lower right angular shank member, and an upper body portion, said body portion being provided with right angular outwardly opening grooves, and a plurality of readily detachable vertically extending panels mount: ed in said grooves and resting on top of said molding. i

4. An open top counter having a marginal upstanding molding therearound, a plurality of integral straight panel holders attached interiorly of said molding,'each of said holders comprising a body portion resting on, the

upper edge of said molding, and a shank portion lying flat against and secured to said molding, at least one of said holders having a lower flat shank portion and an upper body portion provided with a laterally outwardly opening groove, adapted to act as a terminal for the aforesaid panels,and a readily detachable vertically extending panel mounted in said groove and resting on top of said molding.

a lateral outwardly opening groove adapted to act as a terminal for said panels, and a second holder having a lower shank portionlying flat against and secured to the said molding, and an upperbody portion pro vided with a lateral outwardly opening groove, said groove opening in a direction opposite to that ot'tlie first mentioned holder,

whereby the aforesaid holders may be an gularly disposed with respect to each other to constitute an internal angle for the purpose oi continuation of the aforesaid panels,

entirely around said counter, and a plurality of readily detachable vertically extending panels mounted in the grooves of the atoresaid holders, and resting on top or said rnold- Eligned at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 25th day .of May A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty eight. p I

CHARLES BLEAKLEY. 

